Bowling-alley.



l vL. D. HASKELL,

BOWLING ALLEY.

I APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1911.

Patented May 21, 1912.,

'UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE. N

LUTHER D. HASKELL, OF ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTYS-LASSIGNOR T ALBERT R. MACKUSICK, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOWLING-ALLEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1912.

Application led January 28, 1911-.` ISerial No. 605,268.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER D. HASKELL, a citizen ot the United States of America, residing at Essex, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bowling- Alleys, of which the following is a specifi- CatiU EMyuinvention relates to amusement apparatus, and its primary object is to providel bowling alleys wherein the pins are set upotir the players end of the alley and a cushioiilsecured to the opposite end of the alley, thlis requiring the player to 'directthe ball against the cushion in such manner that its rebound will be 1n the direction of the pins. D

A further object of the invention 1s"to provide a bowling; alley which is simple of construction, one which may be readily,

quickly and cheaply erected, and one which will afford a high degree of amusement.

The invention `consists in a bowling alley comprising a runway having a bll-retlecting cushion at its farther end, and a pindeck at its nearer end, and having in addition at the nearer end a continuation of the said runway constitutlng a ball-entry por-v tion extending forwardly in advance of the pin-deck, so that the player may stand alongside said continuation, in front of the pin-deck, and his arm may swing above and along such continuation in delivering the ball, and also so that the ball may be delivered upon such continuation in being projected.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings, in which latter.m

Figure 1 is a top plan view ot' a bowling alley constructed in accordance with my iuvention, the middle portion of the structure being broken away. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section therethrough.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, 2 designates a table on alley, which may be constructed of any suitable material, and which is provided with a for- Wardly 'projectin bottom of the ta le is covered with rubber orsuitable cushioning material 2 employed with .a view of reduclng the noise caused'by the rolling of the balls. The table or alley is preferably inclinedin an upward and rearward! direction, the end of the portion 3 alley 2 alongside the forward end reduced portion 3. The

.being supported by short legs 3, while the rear end thereof is supported by somewhat longer legs 4. The table lor alley is provided with sides 5 and an end G, cushions 7 being secured to the inner surfaces of the end 6 and the sides A pin-deck S is arranged at the players end of the table or t' the portion 3, as fullv disclosed in the dr: wing. The pin-deck 8 is supported in a horizontal plane and is located between sides 9 and ll0 the former ot' which may be omitted. An end 11 is located in front of the pin-deck. The side l0 is arranged in alinement with the side 5 of the table or alley 2. The side 9 may be used as a shield to prevent a misdirected 'ball entering onto the pin-deck 8. A. pit 12 in rear of the pin-deck 8 is adapted to receive the ball after the same has been bowled. A way 13 extends from the rear end of the table or alley 2 to the pit l2 along the side opposite that on which the entry-portion 3 is located and is adapted to convey a misdirected ball to the pit. A cushion 14 secured to the inner surface of the end 11 is adapted to cushion the force ot' bowled balls before they drop into the pit 12.

ln practice, the usual number of pins a, a, etc., are set up upon the deck 8 and the player stands in advance of the pin-deck and alongside the portion 3. He occupies a position in which his arm swings above and along the said portion 3 and in projecting the ball may deliver it upon`the latter. As will be understood, the player bowls "the ball-up the table or alley against the cushion 7 in such a manner that it will rebound in the direction of the pins. The rules governing the game are or may be those cmployed in bowling on alleys of the usual construction. As the pins are arranged adjacent the players end of the alley, this game requires greater skill than is required in bowling on an alley of the usual construc-y tion. the way 13 and'be conveyed to the pit 12, from which the player may readily extract the same.

.The end 6 of the table is preferably provided with a suitable guard 15, the same extending the entire width of the table and being constructed'of wire or the like and' operating to prevent the ball from being connection with the accompanying drawing,

the'construction and Inode of operation of the inventionshould be understood Without a further extended description.

Changes in the V`in, proportions and minor 'details of construction. may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. I claim:

1. A bowling alleycomprising a runway having a ball-refiecting cushion at its far'- ther end, and a pin-deck at its nearer end,'

and having in addition at'the nearer yend a continuation of the said runway constituting a ball-entry portion extending forwardly in advance of the pin-deck so that the player may stand alongside said continuation'in front of the pin-deck, and his arm-mayswing above and along the same in projecting the ball, and also so that the ball may be delivered upon such continuation in being projected.

2. A howling alley comprising L n inclined plane runway having a ball-relecting cush-V ion at its 'farther end, and a pindeck at its nearer end, and having in addition at the nearer end a continuation of the said runway constituting a halhentry portion eX- tending forwardly in advance of the pindeck so that the player may stand alongside said continuation in ront'of the pin-deck, and his arm may swing above and along the saine in projecting the bali, and also so that the ball may be deliveredupon suoli continuation in being projected .in testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. y

^ LUTHER D. HASKELL.

Witnesses:

AARON HYMAN, CLINTON KING. 

